Written questions

77 written questions tabled, most recent first.

4 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to review the operation of assessed household charges where a household is unable to have a water meter fitted.

13 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Poultry: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will have discussions with food retailers on ending the use of cages for hens.

13 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tobacco: Packaging

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to bring regulation on packaging of cigars and cigarillos in line with that for cigarettes.

5 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Structures Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when further details on the Structures Fund will be announced.

3 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Dementia and Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which (a) individuals and (b) organisations have been appointed to governance structures responsible for developing the Modern Service Frameworks for Dementia and Frailty.

29 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Allotments: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the statutory guidance entitled Allotment disposal guidance: safeguards and alternatives, published on 30 January 2014, remains in effect.

16 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prostate Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the UK National Screening Committee on targeted prostate cancer screening.

14 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Heart Diseases: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 30 September 2025 to Question 75816 on Heart Diseases: Young People, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that people who are (a) asymptomatic and (b) unaware

8 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Heart Diseases: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help raise awareness among young people of the risks of sudden cardiac death.

4 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tobacco and Vapes Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Leader of the House of Lords on when the committee stage of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill will take place.

2 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Lung Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to deliver the national lung cancer screening programme by the target date of end of 2029-30.

1 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Traffic Commissioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to reform the role of the Traffic Commissioner function for Great Britain.

1 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nicotine: Products

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to prevent the sale of nicotine pouches designed to look like confectionary products.

17 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nicotine: Products

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when age of sale restrictions will be brought into force for nicotine pouches.

17 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Electronic Cigarettes: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, what his Department's planned timetable is for bringing forward legislative proposals to introduce new regulations to help reduce the appeal of vapes t

17 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Electronic Cigarettes: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to prohibit the free distribution of nicotine vapes to children.

17 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Charges: Dartford

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data his Department holds on the number of households whose water billing is decided by the Assessed Household Charge in Dartford.

10 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

School Meals: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department plans to update the School Food Standards.

4 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to widen the number of conditions for which pharmacies can assess and treat patients for without the need for a (a) GP appointment and (b) prescription.

24 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Smoking: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to (i) integrated care boards and (ii) NHS Trusts on including opt-out smoking cessation interventions in routine hospital care.

24 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Smoking: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's planned timetable is for all hospitals to integrate opt-out smoking cessation interventions in routine care.

10 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Administration of Justice

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) volunteer and (b) paid peer support worker positions were created in the NHS England (i) liaison and diversion and (ii) RECONNECT service since peer support was first included in the l

19 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Industry: Logistics

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the industrial strategy will include measures to support growth in the logistics sector.

19 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

Transport: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Integrated National Transport Strategy will include measures to support the(a) efficiency and (b) decarbonisation of the logistics sector.

16 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

A226: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what technical assistance her Department plans to provide to Kent County Council for restoring the collapsed section of the A226 Galley Hill Road at Greenhithe.

12 Dec 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Statutory levy and online slot stake limits to be introduced to tackle gambling harm, published on 27 November 2024, what steps she plans

10 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cervical Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take steps to alter the messaging provided on cervical screening leaflets to make clear it does not screen for (a) ovarian cancer and (b) other gynaecological cancer

10 Dec 2024 · Department for Education

Schools: Dartford

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Office for National Statistics web page entitled How the population changed in Dartford: Census 2021, published on 28 June 2022, what assessment she has made of the potential implications

9 Dec 2024 · Home Office

Police: Dartford

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Office for National Statistics web page entitled How the population changed in Dartford: Census 2021, published on 28 June 2022, what assessment she has made of the potential imp

2 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Dartford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to ensure adequate levels of funding for healthcare in Dartford.

Source: official written-questions record.